bozmandb9
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- South Oxfordshire
Got it. Great, that's saved me some money which I shall put into losing more weight from myself! Or at least turning into useful weight (muscle). ;-)
Bike weights.....
- Thread starter RegG
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carcharodon
Active Member
Are manufacturers not disclosing weights as bicycles are increasing in kg's due to cost-cutting? Wheels are commonly the parts that get heavier. Compare models, one make from 2010 - 2014 to now, although there are design factors such as disc brakes that come into it. All the more reason to buy older models...
Unfortunately profit margins rule in the end.
Unfortunately profit margins rule in the end.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
No, probably because it's dependent on a number of factors - size, options selected and so forth. So they have a choice of a complex set of estimates, which add little or nothing to the selling potential, and which involve the risk of disputes with people whose bike actually comes in 2g over the stated weight, or a "minimum weight" which would look good, but be meaningless and result in an arms race with other manufacturers.
carcharodon
Active Member
Manufacturers can quote weight with a given frame size. This used to be common.
With different component choices, they could do the same.
That's just my opinion.
With different component choices, they could do the same.
That's just my opinion.
